The Bipolar Buddhist

Coaching In Japanese Psychology

Naikan and Morita tools

My intentions to bring presence to my life

I'm grateful for all that I have, in this moment, I wan't for nothing .

I'm grateful forall that I am, in this moment, I have all that I need.

I am grateful for all that I am becoming in this moment with peace, ease and grace.

Jorgen

What this is not

This is not Western talk therapy.

It does not analyze your past in order to change your feelings.

It's not looking through rose colored glassed, that everything is fine,

(although a sense of being centered and I'm okay is a natural biproduct).

It is not a quick fix to make you feel better.

It's not motivational, and it's not going to fix you.

It also does not dismiss modern psychology.

If you are in therapy,

this work can exist alongside it ,

not to replace it,

but to support how you live between sessions,

rather than fixing anything.

Who I am not

I am not a therapist.

I am not here to treat, diagnose, or interpret or judge you.

You must be accountable and resposible for your own well being.

What I have done is lived through difficult periods of my life and learned, through practice, that waiting to feel better before acting only prolongs my suffering.

I did not arrive at this through one modality of practice,

I was seeking a better way.

I was interested in my own well being.

I used what worked.
I practiced it, and always will. Life is teaching me at every moment.

That is still how I live.

Why We Feel Stuck

If something here feels familiar, you are in the right place.

Where this comes from:

Through years of study and practice, I received certification in Japanese psychology.

To find a better way for myself, what blossomed is a desire to assist others that were seeking a more meaninful way yo live life.

Freedom from the perspectives that trapped me nto a loop of thought and behavior habbits.

From a Morita perspective, feelings are natural, if you have a body you will have feelings, and thoughts you really can't control them.

They rise and fall on their own.

Can you Coexist with these thoughts and feelings?

From the Naikan perspective, life is shaped by how we take responsibility for our own actions and participate with others in life.

Naikan adds the questions question:

What have I received or been given from others?

What have I returned or been given to others?
What troubles and difficulties I have caused others?

The Naikan and Morita tools are used as a moment to pause and reflect.

To see more clearly, to be more present in our interactions with life.

and observe how life supports us, even when we are standing in our own way.

This work begins here

The orientation of this work

What are you paying attention to?

To much attention to feelings and thoughts.

The focus on our feelings and thought as if this is who we are( Shikeishitsu)

Chasing the perfect time, the perfect place, the perfect moment then my life will be okay.

Well, when this happens it will be okay, if only I had that, my life would be better.

No perfect self

No perfect moment

Feelings are feelings,

thoughts are thoughts.

Still there is much to do, so do it.

But a life with awareness of:

Learning a centered life:

what has been received?

what has been given?

Being here now!

At some point, I was likely where you are:

Focused on my feelings and thoughts.

Naikan and Morita don't ask you to be positive.
It asks you to look honestly.

If something in this language slows you down, that’s enough.

How I work with people

Anyone I work with is a student.

There will be tasks, to do what needs to be done.

We look at:

what you are receiving

what effort is being made, or avoided

what actions are appropriate now.

Sometimes this involves sound, breath, or silence in meditation.